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Covering photography, printing, drawing, and video art, this selection of works aims to put a spotlight on one of the most innovative generation of male artists renowned for revolutionising the promotion and reception of art.
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A pioneer of Conceptual art in Britain, John HILLIARD broke new ground in photography by challenging its potential as a representational device and its status within the visual arts. His approach to photography is rigorous and systematic; the emphasis on the intellect in his photographs overrules any aesthetic appeal of the physical objects or subjects presented.
David HALL, known as the 'Godfather of British video art', was a pioneer of video and installation art. One of the first artists to establish video as an art form, Hall began working initially as a sculptor in the 1960s, when participated in the seminal exhibition ‘Primary Structures’ in New York (1966), which marked the beginnings of Minimalism. It was during this time he began working with film and turned entirely to video as an art medium in the early 1970s.
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Henri CHOPIN was a little-known but significant figure of the French and British concrete poetry and lettrist movements. A curator, editor, musician and poet, he worked in a variety of materials, although his most notable works take the form of typewriter poems, each unique and influenced by the artist's preoccupation with ideas of order and disorder; a result of his wartime experiences.
Malcolm LE GRICE is known for his avant-garde films, as well as his prodigious work as a film historian, theorist and writer. Le Grice moved freely between – and often combined – paint, printed matter, film and digital media. With a practice marked by innovation and an extreme embrace of experimentation, Le Grice’s efforts expressed a radical desire to move beyond traditional media in the age of cybernetics, with his work often typically located outside a gallery context, from cinema screenings to lecture halls.
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Former monk, theologian, historian and artist Dom Sylvester HOUÉDARD emerged as a cult figure of London's 1960s counter-culture. Often referred to simply by his initials dsh, Houedard. has become widely recognised as a leading figure and practitioner of concrete poetry, exploring its links to cybernetics and linguistics. His abstract visual poems were created through the use of an Olivetti Lettera 22 typewriter, hence their classification as Typestracts – a combination of the words 'typewriter' and 'abstract.'
Inspired by Fluxus and his relationships with Daniel Spoerri and Robert Filliou, Tony MORGAN's expansive oeuvre includes a focus on the mediums of video and performance. His peripatetic lifestyle culminated in a trip to New York in 1972 with Rebecca Horn, which led to the birth of his part-woman alter ego, 'Herman Fame'. Morgan's practice from then on concentrated on gender identity, with Herman making appearances in his work and performances and taking a more key role.
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Henri CHOPINThe Chaines, 1969Screen-print47.3 x 36 cm
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Henri CHOPINL'URSS agrippe l'ordre. L'aigle blanc, 1974Red screen-print on white cardboard76.4 x 46.8 cm
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Henri CHOPINGoing, Going, Gone!, 1972typewriter poem, collaged, letrasetUnframed: 21 x 17 cm
Framed: 48 x 39 cm
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Malcolm LE GRICEBerlin Horse, 1970/201516 C-type prints33 x 44 cm (each)
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David HALLUntitled (Six-sided Piece) - Part of "Displacement (Display)", 1967-68Black and white photograph19x 30 cm (image)
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David HALLVertical (still from the film), 1969Black and white photograph, lifetime printing42 x 31 cm
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David HALLUntitled (Six-sided Piece / negative) - Part of "Displacement (Display)", 1967-68Black and white photograph on board20.5 x 31.5 cm
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John HILLIARDOval And Circle - Two Elliptical Reflections On Not Being In The Room (1), 2013C-type print on museum board82 x 71 cm
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John HILLIARDLooking at Pictures In Detail (While Visiting The Tate Gallery), 2015c-type colour photo on museum board56 x 66 cm
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John HILLIARDText And Image (Eighteen Abstracts), 2014Pigment print on Hahunemuhle114 x 134 cm
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Dom Sylvester HOUEDARD300663 (good meal, have a drink), 1963Page (typed, typed coloured)12.8 x 20.3 cm
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Dom Sylvester HOUEDARDUntitled [Butterfly with red o's], 1963Paper (folded, unconventionally shaped, typed)11.9 x 11.7 cm
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Dom Sylvester HOUEDARDSand Rock Tide, 1964Silkscreen on paper
Unframed: 58.5 x 91.2 cm
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Tony MORGANBook of Exercises: Washing, 1972Black and white photograph50 x 50 cm (image size)
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Tony MORGANResurrection (Beefsteak), 196816mm black and white film, with sound
8min 25secs
2 cans x 2 *black and white stock
1 can x 1 *colour stock
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